Solitaire bridge-whist game



March 19, 1929. B, MARCO ET AL 1,705,581 4 SOLITAIRE BRIDGE WHI ST GAME Filed Dec. 16, 1927 Patented Mar. 19, 1929.

5 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BARUCH B. MARCO AND ARTHUR J, HERZIG, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SOLITAIRE BRIDGE-WRIST GAME.

Application filed December 16, 1927. Serial No. 240,586.

This invention relates to game devices and in particular to a novelty bridge whist playing set which may be used while travelling or at any place where the game is desired, either among several players or as a $011- taire game.

A particular object of the invention is to provide a bridge whist playing set which canbe conveniently carried in the pocket, much in the same manner as an ordinary wallet and which will permit the game to be played by a group or will permit the working out of problems by the individual in solitaire fashion.

A further particular object of the invention is to provide a handy carrying case and game pieces and game piece holders which may be all placed within the carrying case and which, when-in use may be secured to the carrying case when the latter is open.

A still further particular object of our invention is to provide game piece holders which may be detachably secured to the case so that the same may be held by the players and the game proceeded with in the usual manner, the game pieces themselves being pocketed in the holders for convenience of selection and groupin during the game.

To enable others skilled in the art to fully comprehend the underlying features of our invention that they may embody the same in the various modifications in structure and relationcontemplated, a drawing depicting a preferred form has been annexed as a part of this disclosure and in such drawing, similar reference characters denote correspondin parts throughout all the views of which,

igure 1 is a view'in perspectlve of our improved bridge whist outfit, the same belng shown open in position for solitaire play, the

' game pieces being arranged to. illustrate the method in which various problems may be worked out.

Figure 2 is a view of the carrying case or wallet-like receptacle showing how the game piece holders are positioned in the pocket thereof preparatory to thebridglng of the upper end of the wallet or carrying case through the medium of a suitable connecting strap.

Figure 3 is a view in cross section, the same being shown in perspective to illustrate the construction of the game piece holding cards or trays which are provided with pockets for the receptacle of the game pieces.

Figure 4 is a view showing how the various game pieces may be shaped to indicate the suit to which they belong, and

Figure 5 is amodified form of game piece, the construction of which permits all of the game pieces to be made alike and marked to indicate the card they represent.

Referring to the drawings in detail, 5 indicates the pocket-like receptacle or .wallet in which the game pieces and trays are stored and carried from place to place. It is intended that this receptacle be made of soft leather so that it can be folded up and conveniently carried in the inside pocket of the coat. The receptacle consists of a backing 6 which carries at one end, a strap 7 provided with a socket member 8, the opposite end of the backing 6 carrying the mating ball members 9, so that when the receptacle is folded, the strap may pass over the open ends thereof to hold the same together and prevent the contents from falling out of the pockets which may be formed by providing a second ply of material as indicated by the numeral 10, substantially the length of the backing 6 whereby suitable rigidity is given to the casing or receptacle so that it will not bend or dent to cause distortion of the game pieces or game piece holders. The pocket is provided by sewing the member 10 as at 11 and as at 12, it being ofcourse understood that. the pieces 6 and 10 are held together or sewn by the line of stitching 13 around the edges thereof, the transverse line of stitching 12. provides the pocket into which may be placed that the extensions 15 of the trays 14 must be placed at various sides thereof and some slight difference is necessary in the construction of the trays but we do not wish to be limited to the particular construction of the casing 5 nor 0 the trays nor to the method of fasteningthe same to the casing 5, the lower portion of which acts as a tray holder. In a game of'this character, it is quite evident that the individual may play bridge whist as a solitaire game and may work out the various problems possible in this type of game or the trays, themeselves, may be handed around to players and the game may be carried on in the usual manner. In either event, the trays are provided with pockets 17 which may be formed out of the tray construction. For instance, the upper layer of material of the tray construction may be slotted as at 18 and may be sewed to the under layer as at 20, the sewing defining the pocket while the slit 18 provides a receptacle into which the game pieces 21 may be placed. These slits 18 may be spaced any suitable distance apart and provide a row of pockets at the ends of which may be designated the suit of the card .to be placed therein and, as illustrated in Figure 1, S stands for spade; H for heart; D for diamond; C for club and T for trick, it being understood, of course, that in the latter instance, blank indicating members may be used or any suitable counters may be employed to keep track of the number of tricks taken either by the individual or in partnership play.

The game pieces as illustrated in Figure 1 are provided with a substantially rectangular body portion 22 and an extended tongue 23, although as shown in Figures 4 and 5, the shape may be modified to suit the requirements of manufacture or taste of the individual, the shape of the body portion of the game pieces, as indicated in Figure 4 being suggestive of the suit that the card represents, while in Figure 5, stantially circular and all of the game pieces are provided with the tongues 24, which may be slipped into the pocket 17 in the trays 14.

It is quite evident, therefore, that we have provided an improved bridge whist solitaire game device embodying separable tray members supported in a holder, the latter of which constitutes a carrying case in which not only the game pieces but also the game piece holders may be stored when not in use.

Itis also evident that we have provided a device of the character described which can be used by the individual to play a solitaire ame of bridge whist and which permits the working out of bridge whist problems without the aid of partners. It also permits play between partners in trains or other places the body portion is sub-- where it is not convenient to have a table and full size cards with which to play.

It is also evident that we have provided a game device with which may be employed various shaped game pieces which indicate the suitto which they belong so that the same may be readily sorted and placed in the pockets provided therefor in the game piece holding trays.

While we have illustrated and described.

our invention with some degree of particularity, we realize that in practice various alterations therein may be made. We therefore reserve the right and privilege of changing the form of the details of construction or otherwise altering the arrangement of the correlated parts without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described our invention what we claim as new and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is 1. A game set comprising a holder, straps thereon, game pieces, trays for holding said games pieces, said trays having extensions adapted to be positioned beneath said strap and a receptacle in the holder for said trays and game pieces.

2. A game set comprising aholder, straps thereon, game pieces, trays for holding said game pieces having extensions thereon adapted to be positioned beneath said straps, pockets in the trays into which the game pieces fit, game piece indicating marks adjacent each pocket, a receptacle in the holder for said trays and game pieces and means for'releasably holding the ends of the holder together.

3. A game set comprising a holder, retaining members thereon, game pieces, trays for holding said game pieces, said trays having extensions adapted to be positioned beneath said retaining members and a receptacle in the holder for saidtrays and game pieces.

" In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures.

' ARTHUR J. HERZIG. a 8.

BARUCH B. MARCO. [n 8. 

